Clannism

Clannism (in Somali culture, qabiilism)[1] is system of society based on clan affiliation.[2]

The Islamic world, the Near East, North and East Africa in general, and Somali culture specifically, is patriarchal[3] and traditionally centered on patrilineal clans or tribes.[4] Some forms of clannism have been described as having aspects of ancestor worship.[5]

References

  1. Farah, Abdulkadir Osman (25 October 2012). "qabiilism"#q=%22qabiilism%22 Transnationalism And Civic Engagement. p. 25. ISBN 9781912234776.
  2. Banana, Canaan (1996). The church in the struggle for Zimbabwe. p. 41.
  3. Asuelime, Lucky (2014). Selected Themes in African Political Studies: Political Conflict and Stability. p. 15.
  4. Warah, Rasna (2014). Selected Themes in African Political Studies: Political Conflict and Stability. p. 45.
  5. Kanu, Ikechukwu A. "African traditional religion in a globalizing world." International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education 1.8 (2014): 4-12.

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